The city of London sweltered in the heat of summer, 1858. But it was not merely the sun that scorched the metropolis. An even more repellent force infested its very heart: the River Thames. Years of industrial effluents had transformed London's lifeblood into a stench. The stench was overwhelming, a miasma that clung to every cobblestone and pervad… Read More

The year the year of our Lord eight hundred and forty-five AD. A chill wind swept across the Seine River, carrying with it the scent of salt and fear. The Norsemen had arrived, a horde swarm of warriors seeking riches. Their longships, like prowling predators, sliced through the waters, their standards waving in the wind. A city once proud now trem… Read More